^American - Grown Rqsqs —Bobbink ^Atkins 
Effective Use of Climbing Roses 
HARDY CLIMBING ROSES 
A RECENT prominent writer on Roses has bewailed the prevalence of only two 
or three of the more ordinary Climbers throughout the United States, and the 
■ absence in gardens and parks of the many varied and beautiful hardy Climbing 
Roses now available. 
. Our collection includes unquestionably the largest number of good sorts of hardy 
Climbing Roses ever brought together on this continent, and we believe so thoroughly in 
these Roses that we continually urge their planting, not only as climbers, but as pillars, 
as trained shrubs on the lawn, and for the many varied uses for which their rapid and 
flexible growth, the good foliage most of them have, and their superb burst of spring 
bloom, particularly fit them. 
For the most part, the Wichuraiana and Multiflora Climbing Roses here described are 
hardy through the major part of the Rose-growing section of the United States, though 
in extreme y expose positions, such as in the neighborhood of Chicago, it may be necessary 
to protect them as all Roses are there protected by special means. Usually, Climbing 
Roses are there laid down and covered with earth, sometimes burlap and boards being 
added tor greater security. 
It should be noted that Hardy Climbers resemble the Hybrid Perpetual Roses in that 
? e ^. unng t. e current year on shoots which arise from canes of the previous year, 
in t is 1 ering entirely from the Tea and Hybrid Tea Roses. Pruning, therefore, must 
have reference to the desired number of flowers, for if all of the old wood is cut off in spring, 
there will be abundant growth but no flowers for one year. The proper pruning method 
tor these Hardy Climbers is to cut out all the old canes immediately after flowering, thus 
insuring the growth during that season of strong shoots from the base of the plant that will 
“ V 6 bI , oomi j 1 g wood for next season. These new canes ought to be trained as 
tT t c y e Vf |r e pinched at the ends whenever they have grown far enough, 
hetwkn S H Yt foI ! 0WI "g an Y name indicate that the Rose in question is a hybrid 
in rT!n a- e y erbIoomm S Ros r e and Wichuraiana, a natural or wild Rose found 
These hvh^rl 'I * T lt ' Ve ° rm ° tnading habit with glossy foliage and single white flowers. 
hStl « continue the fine and glossy foliage of the type, but are of upright 
hab t and have large flowers, often as large as those of a Hybrid Tea Rose. 
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